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Jan. 2, 1951 R. M. REID 2,536,222

' GARMENT 7 Filed Oct. 11, 1946 INVENTOR ROSE RIE REID A TORNEY Patented Jan. 2, 1951 GARMEN T .Rose Marie Reid, Los Angeles, Calif., assignor to Rose Marie Reid, Los Angeles, Calif., a corporation of California Application October 11, 1946, Serial No. 702,778

3 Claims.

The present invention relates generally to garments for women and is more particularly conoerned with an improved brassiere which may be applied to garments of wearing apparel such as bathing suits and the like to raise and support the breasts of the wearer in a comfortable and flattering manner.

It is a primary object of my herein described invention to provide a brassire of simple, inexpensive construction, which may be utilized in combination with other garments, and which is so arranged that a firm support is provided on the underside of the breast to give it that desired uplift and cause it to bulge in the top portion, so that this portion can be molded to impart a flattering appearance to the bust of the wearer.

Another object of my invention is to provide an article of manufacture which may be fabricated as a separate item and applied as a lining to the bust portion of a garment to provide a brassiere therefor.

Further objects of the invention will be brought out in the following part of the specification, wherein detailed description is for the purpose of fully disclosing preferred embodiments of the invention without placing limitations on the scope of the invention defined in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings which are for illustrative purposes only:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a bathing suit embody ing the features of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the bust portion of the bathing suit, as viewed from the rear, showing details of the brassiere forming lining on an enlarged scale; and

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view, taken substantially on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

For purposes of illustration, my invention is shown on the drawings as being applied to a garment such as a bathing suit, although it is contemplated that it may with equal facility be applied to other types of garments having a bust covering portion and differing as to shape of the upper edge of the bust covering portion.

More specifically, the illustrated garment comprises a bathing suit of the one-piece type designed to closely fit the body of a wearer. This suit is of usual construction having a hip covering portion or skirt l and a bust covering portion II.

The upper edge of the suit body is provided with a hem 12 which extends across the back and is carried forwardly and upwardly under the arms along the sides of the breast covering portion,

where it joins a cross hem I3 at the top of the breast portion. At the apices of these hems, shoulder straps M are provided having button holes i5 at their free ends for cooperation with securing buttons 16 placed at the respective sides of the bust covering portion ahead of the armpit areas. The shoulder straps I 4 may or may not be of elastic material and, of course, may be arranged for tying back of the neck of the wearer rather than being secured to the garment at its free ends.

As clearly shown in Fig. 3, an inner lining is provided for the bust covering portion, as generally indicated by the numeral ll. This lining may be furnished as a part of the garment or subsequently furnished as a separate item, which may be applied to the garment subsequent to its purchase. The lining is composed of oppositely extending sections l8-l 8, having their innermost edges attached medially of the bust portion of the garment, as by a seam IS. The upper edge of each section is secured to the garment material as by stitching 2B, and the dutermost edge of the section is secured as by stitching 2| to the garment material adjacent the hem l2 at the sides of the bust covering portion. The bottom edge of the section is unsecured and is therefore free to accommodate itself to the bottom portion of a wearers breast.

More specifically, each section I8 is composed of fabric which is doubled or folded on the straight of the fabric texture to provide a bottom support piece 22 of double thickness, and an upper molding piece 25 as shown in Fig. 4. The piece 22 is formed with outwardly curved substantially convexed innermost edge margins as shown at 23, which are secured in coincident relation as by stitching 24 to a similarly substantially convexed inner edge of the upper molding piece 25 which is cut on a bias.

The pieces 22 and 25 cooperate to form a cup or pouch in each section is for supporting a wearers breast. The piece 22 forms a firm support for the breast, and maintains it in a raised position so that the upper portion is bulged and is conformed or molded by the upper piece 25 in a flattering manner. The operation of the lining l'l functions as a 'brassiere to enhance the appearance of the wearer in the bust portion of the garment as well as giving one an uplifted and comfortable feeling.

In garments having shoulder straps in which the free ends are fastened at the sides of the bust portion, the action of such shoulder straps aids in positioning and retaining the lining or brassiere portion of the garment in proper position. However, the sections, because of their inherent construction and cupped formation, will effectively and efiiciently support the breasts even in garments where th shoulder straps are tied at the back of the neck and are not carried down or fastened to the breast portion, as illustrated.

In producing the lining or brassiere section as a separate item of manufacture, suflicient material would be provided along the top and outside edges to enable use of thelining in different sizes of garments, that is, garments having greater or less bust width. Moreover, the top and sides may then be cut to follow the outline of the garment. Thus, the top edge may be cut to follow the outline of a garment having a V neck, curved neck, or other desired style. This is shown in Fig. 3, wherein the upper edge and outer edge of each piece 18 converge to form a point which is positioned adjacent the securement of shoulder strap 14, and which is directly above the outermost end of the associated piece 22.

I claim as my invention:

1. Ina garment of the character described having a bust portion of garment material defining breast receiving areas, a pair of oppositely extending cupped sections in said areas, each having side, top and lower edges and comprising a bottom breast supporting piece of fabric with the texture of the fabric running lengthwise thereof and an upper breast molding piece of fabric joined to the bottom piece with the texture of the fabric running obliquely thereof, said sections each being secured along its side and top edges only to the garment material, leaving the lower edge thereof free, and strap means for retaining said sections in position on a wearers bust.

2. In a garment having a snugly fitting bust portion of garment material defining breast receiving areas, an inner lining in the breast receiving areas including a pair of oppositely extending cupped sections, ach having side, top

and lower edges and comprising a bottom breast supporting piece of fabric with the texture of the fabric running lengthwise thereof and an upper breast molding piece of fabric joined to the bottom piece with the texture of the fabric running obliquely thereof, said sections being interconnected and each being secured along its side and top edges only to the garment material in the bust portion, whereby the lower edge of the bottom piec is freely movable with respect to the adjacent garment material.

3. In a garment of the character described having a bust portion of garment material defining breast receiving areas, a pair of interconnected oppositely extending cupped sections in said areas interconnected in end-to-end relation, each of said sections comprising a bottom breast supporting fabric piece with the texture of the fabric running lengthwise thereof joined to an upper breast molding fabric piece with the texture of the fabric running obliquely thereof, said top section having an outer edge and top edge secured to the garment material and converged to a point disposed directly above the outer end of the bottom piece; and a shoulder strap connected adjacent said point of each upper piece.

ROSE MARIE REID."

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in th file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,749,294v McDaniel Mar. 4, 1930 2,061,402 Hollar Nov. 17, 1936 2,120,173 Cohen June 7, 1938 2,342,076 Herbener Feb. 15, 1944 2,343,476 Rosenthal Mar. 7, 1944 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 805,629 France Aug. 31, 1936 114,630 Australia Jan. 29, 1942 

